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Fruit and vegetables: Top firms’ incomes rise, yet problems remain
In 2022, the total revenues of the 10 largest companies in the sector exceeded 95 million levs
Austria’s Borealis to buy plastic bag recycler in Bulgaria
Integra Plastics operates a recycling plant near Sofia built by sunflower oil producer Oliva as a unique facility in the region
The week: Brace, the rotation is coming
The Suddenly-important Ministry, More Russian spies pop up, and Meta buys a company
The biggest fuel companies: Business thrives on Ukraine war, price hikes
Revenues of the top 30 companies in the K100 sector ranking rose from BGN 17.7 billion in 2021 to BGN 32.4 billion last year.
Bulgaria in 2023: The year in review
KInsights’ chronology of a turbulent year - and on what’s to come
Rose oil is on its way to becoming a medicinal ingredient
This will open up a new niche and market for the sector, which is currently feeling insecure and still risks damage from controversial European regulations
A Stormy Year in Agriculture
Nearly 80% of the 100 largest companies in the sector improved their financial results, but it's mostly inflation effect
Bulgarian agriculture sector posts hefty profits in 2022
The war in Ukraine propelled global prices higher and Bulgarian companies benefited from the rise
The week: Bulgaria's coal reckoning - this is not the 80's
Why Stara Zagora is no Yorkshire, what the hell is happening on the housing market and a Bright Mind
A small victory in the battle to save rose oil
A working group in the EU Council removed a controversial clause that required the strict regulation of essential oils as chemicals, but the final text of the legislation still pends approval
Oliva leads the food and beverage sector
In 2021 food and beverage manufacturers reached their pre-Covid business levels. This year, it’s inflation that is upsetting the market
Will the European Commission ban rose oil? Not really
A planned regulation on essential oils in the EU revived unjustified fears of yet another "European conspiracy" against a sensitive Bulgarian product
The week: The public shaming of Sofia continues, Record wage growth, A slap from across the Danube
K Insights Weekly Newsletter 17/02
The week: Bulgaria’s economy is (surprise, surprise) doing very well, the real estate market - not so much, and some dolphins get religious
Don’t do stupid shit and things are going to get better
Winter is coming, but natural gas is not: what is going on in Bulgaria?
In July, the energy regulator adopted the highest natural gas price so far this year for the regulated market
Bulgaria can manage without Russian gas, but will have to pay up for it
Gazprom halts gas deliveries to Bulgaria, which is almost 100% dependent on imports from Russia. Imports from Romania and Greece can substitute it, but at a cost
If Only We Could Predict Inflation or Why there are no super-wealthy economists
Should the fixed income market turn out to be correct once again, and should recession loom, inflation talk will not only cease but we will yearn for a return to price growth once businesses collapse and unemployment soars